Directorate of Distance Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata All Questions

Question : SAI is the apex national sports body of India. What is the full form of SAI?

Option 1: Sports Association of India

Option 2: Sports Agency of India

Option 3: Sports Authority of India

Option 4: Sports Academy of India

Question : Which of the following was a significant factor in the process of colonialism in India?

Option 1: Decentralization of power

Option 2: Establishment of British rule

Option 3: Growth of indigenous industries

Option 4: Decline in urbanization

Question : How many silver medals were won by India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 2

Option 4: 4

Question : With which neighbouring country of India, Kaladan multi-model transport project has been undertaken?

Option 1: China

Option 2: Nepal

Option 3: Bhutan

Option 4: Myanmar

Question : Which of the following dance forms did not originate in South India?

Option 1: Kathakali

Option 2: Kuchipudi

Option 3: Sattriya

Option 4: Bharatanatyam

Question : The Governor-General of India was given the title of Viceroy for the first time in:

Option 1: 1857

Option 2: 1858

Option 3: 1856

Option 4: 1859

Question : Which among the following states has the highest sex ratio in India according to Census 2021?

Option 1: Andhra Pradesh

Option 2: Kerala

Option 3: Tamil Nadu

Option 4: Manipur

Question : What was a significant change in the political landscape of India after the 1957 general election?  

Option 1:  The decline of Congress's dominance  

Option 2: The emergence of a multi-party system  

Option 3:  The rise of coalition governments  

Option 4: The consolidation of regional parties  

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease  — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of  people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs  as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu  the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1:  adaptable
 

Option 2:  geographical
 

Option 3: reversible
 

Option 4: occurance

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 1: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy was won by India in Australia.

Option 2: India has won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 3: India has been won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Option 4: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is won by India in Australia.